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I don't think they're ready for prime time yet. > On 2018/Jul/02, at 12:10 pm, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there a user or workshop mechanism which can be used to disable the > automatic braking system without invalidating the vehicle's type approval? > > There will probably come a point where the customer will only get somewhere > if they publicly question the inherent safety of this model of vehicle. The > last thing Mazda will want is bad publicity or a recall notice, and any > attempt to work the issue through them may hit a brick wall unless they feel > threatened. I'd be inclined to have a chat to Choice and the NRMA in the > first instance; they'll know more about the type-approval process. > > It's probably also true that the local Mazda people have very little > understanding of the details of this stuff. > > When shopping around for my Prius I asked a young salesman what would happen > if the battery charge ran out, say when climbing a long hill. This > smart-arse kept repeating some meaningless formula he'd learnt in his sales > indoctrination and probably didn't understand the question, let alone the > answer, so he took me to see the Prius "expert" in their workshop. > > The expert solemnly informed me that " heat from the brakes was used to > generate electricity which charged the battery". (Eventually I worked the > answer out for myself. The power required for acceptable acceleration is far > more than that required for acceptable hill climbing, and the petrol engine > alone can easily manage that.) > > DavidL. > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
